Hot Deals To Be Found In Arizona Hotels

As temperatures rise, hotel prices are taking a dive. It`s happening everywhere, but nowhere with the bargains of Phoenix-Scottsdale, where discounts run up to 75 percent.

Rates at the Embassy Suites-Westside Hotel have been slashed in half: singles-doubles for $59, including breakfast and complimentary cocktails. These are two-room suites with stoves, refrigerators, wet bars and two televisions.

Embassy Suites-Westside Hotel, 3210 NW Grand Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. 85017. Doubletree Suites (320 N. 44th St., Phoenix, Ariz., 85008) features a $49 package (single-double) that includes breakfast, an evening reception and airport shuttle. Call 1-800-528-0444. The Crown Sterling Suites (2630 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix 85016) has come up with a $69 weekend package that is good through Sept. 14 for up to four persons (accommodations in a two-room suite, plus breakfast, cocktails and a booklet of discount coupons for dining and shopping at the upscale Biltmore Fashion Park next door.

In Scottsdale, The Inn at McCormick Ranch (7401 N. Scottsdale Road, Phoenix, 85253) has a $49 (two persons) rate that figures out to a 75 percent savings over peak season prices. Call 1-800-243-1332.